Mechanical Engineer

Manfield Employment Services Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manfield Employment Services Pte Ltd is seeking a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to plan, execute, and optimise maintenance across plant equipment in Singapore. You will ensure reliability of rotating and static systems, investigate failures, and drive continuous improvement on maintenance strategies and RBI programmes.

The role requires a degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, at least 3 years in chemical/petrochemical/manufacturing environments, and strong knowledge of SAP PM

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant mechanical maintenance experience in chemical, petrochemical, polymer, or manufacturing plant environments.
• Experience in rotating and static equipment maintenance, plant shutdowns, turnarounds, commissioning, and reliability improvement activities.
• Knowledge of mechanical integrity, RBI, condition monitoring, vibration analysis, RCM, and RCFA.
• Familiar with SAP PM, GSAP, CMMS/KMMS, contractor management, and turnaround planning.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, communication, teamwork, and safety awareness skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for plant mechanical equipment.
• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of rotating and static equipment to support safe and stable plant operations.
• Investigate equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve equipment performance.
• Develop and improve maintenance strategies, preventive maintenance programmes, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Maintain and troubleshoot mechanical equipment such as pumps, compressors, extruders, gearboxes, agitators, fans, blowers, vacuum systems, mechanical seals, couplings, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and HVAC equipment.
• Support inspection and integrity programmes for pressure vessels, tanks, reactors, heat exchangers, columns, piping systems, relief devices, cooling towers, and structural assets.
• Participate in mechanical integrity, Fitness-for-Service, RBI, Safety Critical Element, and statutory inspection activities.
• Support shutdown and turnaround planning and execution, including manpower, materials, resources, and contractor coordination.
• Provide mechanical support for CAPEX projects, plant modifications, commissioning, start-up, performance testing, HAZOP, PSSR, and Management of Change activities.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors to ensure safe execution, work quality, and timely completion of maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with HSE standards, Permit-to-Work, LOTO, risk assessments, and incident investigation requirements.
• Support spare parts management, inventory optimisation, maintenance budgeting, and asset data updates in SAP, GSAP, CMMS, or equivalent systems.
• Maintain maintenance procedures, technical documents, equipment history, and reliability reports.
• Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and development support to maintenance personnel and contractors.

Skills

Problem-solving

Planning

Communication

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Emergency support

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree or diploma

Tools

SAP PM

GSAP

CMMS/KMMS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for plant mechanical equipment.
• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of rotating and static equipment to support safe and stable plant operations.
• Investigate equipment failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve equipment performance.
• Develop and improve maintenance strategies, preventive maintenance programmes, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Maintain and troubleshoot mechanical equipment such as pumps, compressors, extruders, gearboxes, agitators, fans, blowers, vacuum systems, mechanical seals, couplings, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and HVAC equipment.
• Support inspection and integrity programmes for pressure vessels, tanks, reactors, heat exchangers, columns, piping systems, relief devices, cooling towers, and structural assets.
• Participate in mechanical integrity, Fitness-for-Service, RBI, Safety Critical Element, and statutory inspection activities.
• Support shutdown and turnaround planning and execution, including manpower, materials, resources, and contractor coordination.
• Provide mechanical support for CAPEX projects, plant modifications, commissioning, start-up, performance testing, HAZOP, PSSR, and Management of Change activities.
• Coordinate contractors and vendors to ensure safe execution, work quality, and timely completion of maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with HSE standards, Permit-to-Work, LOTO, risk assessments, and incident investigation requirements.
• Support spare parts management, inventory optimisation, maintenance budgeting, and asset data updates in SAP, GSAP, CMMS, or equivalent systems.
• Maintain maintenance procedures, technical documents, equipment history, and reliability reports.
• Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and development support to maintenance personnel and contractors.

Job Requirement

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant mechanical maintenance experience in chemical, petrochemical, polymer, or manufacturing plant environments.
• Experience in rotating and static equipment maintenance, plant shutdowns, turnarounds, commissioning, and reliability improvement activities.
• Knowledge of mechanical integrity, RBI, condition monitoring, vibration analysis, RCM, and RCFA.
• Familiar with SAP PM, GSAP, CMMS/KMMS, contractor management, and turnaround planning.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, communication, teamwork, and safety awareness skills.
• Willing to work in a plant environment and support shutdowns, commissioning activities, contractor supervision, and emergency call-outs when required.

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